Three Operation Ironside accused were locked up for meeting with each other – and are now hanging out together in prison

A trio of alleged bikies arrested over a huge cannabis seizure had their bail revoked for meeting up – but ironically two are now being housed in the same jail cell.

A group of men charged over a cannabis haul at an alleged bikie safe house as part of Operation Ironside had their bail revoked because they allegedly had a meeting – but now they are in custody together.

Three men among the group of six charged over the 320kg haul of dried cannabis at Northfield – which police at the time said was worth more than $1.5m and linked to the Rebels bikie gang – had their bail revoked earlier this month after allegedly meeting with each other.

Jason Howett-Elliott, 34, John Leon Scott Hulse, 45, and Robert Leigh Marshall, 38, appeared crowded together via video link in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Monday, each seeking release on home detention bail.

The court heard the men were on bail and prevented from contacting each other but had their bail revoked on October 8, and were now in custody together.

“Your Honour put them in custody because of this supposed meeting that took place. Since then my client has been sharing a cell with one of his co-accused so Your Honour, in effect, has put them together for the last couple of weeks,” Mark Twiggs, for Mr Howett-Elliott said.

“They have learnt their lesson, being remanded in jail for about two weeks.”

Six men were charged with drug trafficking after the Anti-Gangs Squad found more than 320kg of dried cannabis and $50,000 cash at a suburban Adelaide property. Picture: AFP

Police take one of the six charged men into custody. Picture: AFP

Another man arrested after the police raid at Northfield. Picture: AFP

He said it would be obvious if any of them met, if they were to be placed on home detention bail with an electronic monitoring condition.

The men, as well as three others also charged over the haul, are each yet to enter pleas to a charge of trafficking a commercial quantity of a controlled drug.

Tim Dibden, for Mr Hulse, said his client had suffered a “recent tragedy”. Tim McGrath, for Mr Marshall, told the court his client had missed the birth of his child while back in custody which was a “unique” circumstance.

He said the men had now had “more contact than they could ever imagine in the last couple of weeks, which is ironic”.

Equipment to vacuum-seal bags of cannabis allegedly found at the Northfield “safe house”. Picture: AFP

A prosecutor said there had been no significant change in circumstances for Mr Hulse or Mr Howett-Elliott for a bail application to be considered, but conceded Mr Marshall’s new baby was a change in circumstances.

“However … the defendant was aware of the pregnancy at the time of arrest. He was aware of the consequences of breaching bail,” she said.

Magistrate Jack Fahey said he would make a decision on bail overnight, and deliver his decision on Tuesday.